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Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter (2024)
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Background: Skeletal muscle development during embryogenesis depends on proliferation of myoblasts followed by differentiation into myotubes/multinucleated myofibers. Vitamin D (VD) has been shown to affect these processes, but there is conflicting e... Read More about Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter.

Fermentation technology enhances the nutritional quality of underutilized Bambara groundnut – a review (2023)
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Bambara groundnut (BG) offers great potential for sustainable food and nutritional security in the face of a growing population and changing climate. However, its utilization remains restricted by the hard-to-cook phenomenon of seed and the presence... Read More about Fermentation technology enhances the nutritional quality of underutilized Bambara groundnut – a review.

The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro release of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides varies across six varieties of wheat (2022)
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Wheat is a widely used cereal grain for pig and poultry feeds globally. Despite this, there are noticeable differences in its nutritive value, potentially due to varying characteristics like inherent non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) content and compos... Read More about The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro release of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides varies across six varieties of wheat.

The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro generation of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides is dependent upon cereal type (2022)
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Fibrolytic enzymes are routinely added to non-ruminant livestock feeds to help degrade the non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) contents and thereby improve feed efficiency. This study investigated the range of xylooligosaccharides (XOS) and monosaccharid... Read More about The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro generation of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides is dependent upon cereal type.

The effects of exogenous xylanase supplementation on the in vivo generation of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides in broilers fed a wheat-based diet (2020)
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1. This study aimed to quantify xylanase-induced changes in soluble monosaccharides, xylooligosaccharides (XOS) and volatile fatty acid (VFA) contents of the different sections of the GIT and whether these relate to altered bird performance. 2. An... Read More about The effects of exogenous xylanase supplementation on the in vivo generation of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides in broilers fed a wheat-based diet.

Effect of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated overexpression of PEPCK-M (Pck2) on Clenbuterol-induced muscle growth (2019)
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We previously identified PEPCK-M (encoded by the Pck2 gene) to be highly up-regulated in skeletal muscle of pigs treated with Ractopamine, an anabolic beta-adrenergic receptor agonist. To determine whether PEPCK-M had a causative role in modulating t... Read More about Effect of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated overexpression of PEPCK-M (Pck2) on Clenbuterol-induced muscle growth.

Use of the Affymetrix human GeneChip array and genomic DNA hybridisation probe selection to study ovine transcriptomes (2011)
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Affymetrix GeneChip microarrays are a powerful tool to study global gene expression profiles and have been used on many species. However, no sheep-specific Affymetrix GeneChip is currently available and the bovine array is fairly limited in its cover... Read More about Use of the Affymetrix human GeneChip array and genomic DNA hybridisation probe selection to study ovine transcriptomes.

Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols (2010)
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Stearoyl CoA desaturase (SCD) is responsible for converting SFA into MUFA and plays an important role in regulating the fatty acid composition of tissues. Although the number of SCD isoforms differs among species, SCD-1 is the predominant isoform exp... Read More about Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols.

The effect of maternal undernutrition before muscle differentiation on the muscle fiber development of the newborn lamb (2005)
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There is a need to improve the lean tissue content of ruminant animals destined for meat production. Muscle fiber number is set during fetal development. The effect of undernutrition of pregnant ewes on subsequent muscle fiber characteristics of thei... Read More about The effect of maternal undernutrition before muscle differentiation on the muscle fiber development of the newborn lamb.

The effect of maternal undernutrition before muscle differentiation on the muscle fiber development of the newborn lamb (2005)
Journal Article

There is a need to improve the lean tissue content of ruminant animals destined for meat production. Muscle fiber number is set during fetal development. The effect of undernutrition of pregnant ewes on subsequent muscle fiber characteristics of thei... Read More about The effect of maternal undernutrition before muscle differentiation on the muscle fiber development of the newborn lamb.